{"id":22851,"date":"2025-08-07T08:29:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T12:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/spain-dethrones-the-u-s-from-1-in-the-fifa-womens-ranking\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T08:29:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T12:29:08","slug":"spain-dethrones-the-u-s-from-1-in-the-fifa-womens-ranking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/soccer\/spain-dethrones-the-u-s-from-1-in-the-fifa-womens-ranking\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain dethrones the U.S. from #1 in the FIFA women&#8217;s ranking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spain Dethrones United States in FIFA Women&#8217;s Ranking<\/h2>\n\n\nThe United States women&#8217;s national soccer team has lost the top spot in the FIFA world ranking, ceding the lead to Spain, the current world champion.\n\nSpain regains the position of honor despite having lost against England in the final of the European Championship last month.\n\nThe United States had held the top spot since August of last year, after winning the gold medal at the Paris Olympics. Spain had already led the ranking from December 2023 to June of last year, after their triumph at the World Cup.\n\nThe governing body of world football, FIFA, released the latest rankings on Thursday.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a3.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0727%2Fr1524371_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg\" alt=\"Espa\u00f1a en la final de la Euro 2025\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n<em>Spain reached the final of Euro 2025, but suffered a defeat in the penalty shootout against England.<\/em>\n\nEngland, which has won two consecutive European Championships and lost against Spain in the 2023 World Cup final, moved up one place and now occupies fourth place.\n\nBrazil dropped three positions and is in seventh place, despite successfully defending the Copa Am\u00e9rica and winning its ninth continental title.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/story\/_\/id\/45881159\/uswnt-ally-sentnor-joins-kc-current-record-deal-sources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USWNT&#8217;s Sentnor joins KC Current in record deal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/story\/_\/id\/45818433\/uswnt-debutants-ranked-24-players-first-caps-emma-hayes-rookies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USWNT newcomers: Ranking the debutantes under Hayes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/soccer\/story\/_\/id\/45777031\/uswnt-trinity-rodman-returns-training-spirit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October matches will honor Morgan and Naeher<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\nSweden and France experienced significant rises following their outstanding performances in the European Championship.\n\nSweden moved up three places and is now third, after being eliminated by England in the quarter-finals via penalty kicks.\n\nFrance moved up four places to sixth place, after also losing in the quarter-finals.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spain Dethrones United States in FIFA Women&#8217;s Ranking The United States women&#8217;s national soccer team has lost the top spot in the FIFA world ranking, ceding the lead to Spain, the current world champion. Spain regains the position of honor despite having lost against England in the final of the European Championship last month. 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